防患于未然

fáng huàn yú wèi rán

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Same as 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán

1. to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
2. to forestall
3. to nip sth in the bud

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Child Words of 防患于未然

• 患 患 huàn: to suffer (from illness)
• 于 于 yú: (of time or place) in; at; on
• 未 未 wèi: not yet
• 防 防 fáng: to protect
• 未然 未然 wèi rán: in advance
• 然 然 rán: correct
• 防患 防患 fáng huàn: to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster